Connecticut western news., 1887-07-20
-You can buy the celebrated Maple

-You can buy the celebrated Maple croft ice cream at T. J. Bosworth's iu Falls Village, and if you wish to carry it home he will sell or lend you an en- velope in which the cream will remain frozen for four hours without ice.
 Rev Zaccheus Eddy, D. D., of Detroit, Mich., preached an eloquent and instructive sermon Sunday morn ing to the members and congregation of the Pilgrim church, selecting his text from Hebrews XI, last clause of the 4th verse. "Ho being dead yet speaketh. "
 -Landlorl Warmers right bower, N. P. Loomis, returned yesterday to his old position of clerk at the Warner House. During his absence Benjamin P. Dole of Northampton has very ac- ceptably filled the position. but was so homesick he could not be induced to remain permanently.
 W. B. Hall X Co.,, the dry goods men of Bridgeport, are now in the midst of their July sale, and while it is going on those who purchase to the amount of S25,OO will receive free return fare. For Q partial list of bar gains consult their new adv. in another column.
 J. L. Bragg's ship has arrived, with cargo of hydraulic cement, and he has since completed his sidewalk which is composed of marble chips covered with said cement. The walk is as smooth as billiard table, and will un- doubtedly last life time. Those wish ing to build that kind of walk can ascertain the cost by enquiring of MT Bragg, but he won't give that informa- tion to newspaper reporter.
 The Pilgrim church committee on building lot reported Monday evening to meeting of the church members. They reported that the Foote lot, the Bragg lot and the Reed lot had been examined and could be procured. The committee gave the preference to the Bragg lot. After an expression of views by all present new committee was appointed, consisting of Messrs b. l.. Freeman, J. s. New, HI. O. Barnes, s. A. Eddy, J. B. Reed, and Miss s. w.. Adam and Mrs Geo. Adam, to select and fix upon building site. The committee will report at future meet ing, not yet called.
 The citizens of Millerton are talk. ing about building waterworks for that village, at cost of $10,OOO. The Telegram in endeavoring to boom the project, has the assurance to say GA good supply of water in Millerton would mean lower rate of insurance. J Canaan's experience is that since the waterworks were established the insur- ance rates have been advanced 50 pe1 cent. Query Are the insurance com. panies practicing extortion or do they entertain a poor opinion of Canaan's water supply
 70. c. Goodrich, General Agent o the Hartford and New York Transpor tation Co.,, writes to the Interstate Commerce Commission that the mos outrageous wrong doing on cargo freights is practiced by the New York and New England Road and the Con necticut Western Road in an effort tc drive out and destroy water commerce. The roads, ho says, having fixed req sonable rate to Hartford have put ir force n enormous local tariff from river Ants to inland towns, thus de priving. inland points from all benefits of water competition and compelling shippers to send all by rail. Daily Leader.
 Robert T. Fuller, of Chicago, i: paying flying visit to relatives il Canaan and vicinity :. Robert Ellir and daughter, and A. T. Knight ant family, have returned to the Warne, House, from Yonkers, N. r., wher' they spent the winter. .Wm. D Adam, of Pittsfeld, visited relative here over Sunday .Dr James Welch of West W1nsted. called on friend here Saturday. w. T. Ferguson, o Bridgeport, and T. I. Ferguson, ot Housatonic, were in town over Sunday
 =. Presiding Elder Hare preached il Lee, Mass, last Sunday.